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TIME TO ACT! Call your senators!

19.06.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

I’m very sorry about that, did someone DM you? That’s horrible!

05.06.2025 07:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a setup

04.06.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Picking apart a typo feels more emotional and doesn’t add strength to your argument. I could be way off base though, it’s text not speech, and if I am I’m sorry.

04.06.2025 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You seem to be picking out every mistake of their argument. Especially with the missing decimal point. Like if you’re truly arguing about β€œfrom Israel” funding, you would have a source to counter. Instead you’ve chosen to pick apart a typo.

04.06.2025 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, mostly. I think there’s also subtleties here that I’m picking up on. Maybe you’re a very literal person and that’s cool, I think the op was trying to say β€œfrom Israel” as in β€œpro Israel”. But that’s a generous read and maybe they did literally mean β€œfrom Israel”.

04.06.2025 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But the facts in this case seem to represent a paper trail of money from AIPAC to congress. Any allegation that AIPAC funding is connected with congressional democrats refusing to seriously defend democracy feels much more murky and would need much more proof.

03.06.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I honestly have to believe you’re angry about this attack on either the congressman or Zionism. In either case, the facts do seem to point out that Hakeem Jeffries is predominantly funded by AIPAC. Many congress people are. We could argue about whether that’s a good thing or not.

03.06.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

1. They missed a decimal point, it’s still 1.75 million.
2. There is the public documentation that it is from AIPAC as provided by OpenSecrets. If you know of a better source you can feel free to list it here.
3. AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying and funding organization.

03.06.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Fair!

03.06.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries - Campaign Finance Summary Fundraising profile for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries - New York District 08

Honestly was just curious about if the information was public and this does seem like a credible source from the quick research I did: www.opensecrets.org/members-of-c...

Does seem like AIPAC is allegedly a top contributor to his campaign according to OpenSecrets.

02.06.2025 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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MUST WATCH: ICE kidnapped a disabled American citizen.

Her name is Alma Bowman. Born in the Philippines while her dad served in the U.S. Navy.

She’s lived here 48 years.
They crashed her wheelchair, denied meds, cut her off from her lawyerβ€”and jailed her.

She. Is. A. Citizen.

29.05.2025 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 13794    πŸ” 7839    πŸ’¬ 751    πŸ“Œ 737

Even if they did it would be left to selective interpretation of checks and balances by the fascists in power

19.05.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

AI is so powerful these days… you can make it look so realistic!

12.05.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just hope we can start getting the pushback going enough to make it to midterms before we descend too far into authoritarianism…

11.05.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, agreed that it was some baffling behavior to sit out an election that was so important. I’m just seeing progressives frustrated with a party that didn’t represent issues important to them. Last election cycle the thesis was to draw moderate voters to the leftβ€”didn’t seem to work. Could be wrong

11.05.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Progressives warn Harris must change her closing message as the election looms They warn that she risks losing the support of a small, but significant portion of her political base unless she changes her campaign’s closing message β€” and its messengers β€” immediately.

Here’s what I’ve been seeing, maybe you’re viewing a different perspective:

apnews.com/article/harr...

Combined with the huge crowds Bernie and AOC have pulled around the country I think young progressives were frustrated last election and sat at home. White homeowners mostly went for Trump.

11.05.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Who were they?

11.05.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We pandered by running a campaign focused on our military, status quo, and moderate values. The Kamala campaign didn’t work to excite progressive liberals except with the nomination of Tim Walz who was mostly sidelined. MAGA would do better to vote leftβ€”everyone wouldβ€”but they haven’t and won’t.

11.05.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In what world would maga vote blue? They’ve picked their lane. They were in the minority. We need to excite blue voters instead of the pandering strategy employed in the last election.

11.05.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#SenatorMurphy gives Homeland Security secretary and dog-exterminator Kristi #Noem an absolute spanking of epic proportions..

11.05.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 14545    πŸ” 3958    πŸ’¬ 461    πŸ“Œ 265
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β€œThey’re trying to kidnap someone” On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.

"The crowd chants 'Don’t take the mother!' over and over again as the daughter keeps trying to get back on the hood of the car. More Worcester cops arrive, all helping the ICE agents carry out their rotten senseless work." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

10.05.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7633    πŸ” 2789    πŸ’¬ 637    πŸ“Œ 249
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29.04.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Usually we’re on Bluesky to repost political things but wanted to update some music things regarding stuff we do:

Yesterday we were on KEXP for a bit with our track, β€œDay Song”! Was awesome to hear ourselves on the radio especially as we’re getting set to release another track on May 2nd-β€œRainbow”

29.04.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Schedule F has the potential to impact many at NIH. Make your voices heard starting April 23!!!

21.04.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 115    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Reposting and adding ALT text. For those that can protest today, please be careful and make some #GoodTrouble #RESIST
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#FiftyFiftyOne

19.04.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4

Could be cute idk. Maybe we all skip work to go to the park near city hall

18.04.2025 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 353    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds refreshing.

18.04.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally doing something, thank you @vanhollen.senate.gov, hopeful that Kilmar can come home soon.

18.04.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

April 20th is the day that the insurrection act may be invoked. April 19th will probably be the fork in the path of true military dictatorship or whatever nonsense the history books label this current time period as. Let’s get the 3.5% of the population peacefully mobilized for now.

16.04.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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